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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-20
Gen. Sheridan as a Farmer,

Gen. Phil Sheridan is. although II is
not generally known, an Ono farmer.
! Many years ago an uncle OF his. John
Miner, purchased the Pigeon Roost''
farm III Ohio and settled there. Hav-
ing made a small payment on the land
he set to work clearing and raising
crops, but the land was poor. Sick
ness and the death OF his wife after q
long illness lett John in bad financial
shape. The mortgage became due, and
the distressed old man, with his home
full OF children, was about to be sold
out by the sheriff. Phil was then a
lieutenant, | think, stationed in Ore
gon. Hearing from his brother at
home how it was going with his uncle,
he sent his small earnings land it took
| 1t alb to the rescue, bought the land,
telling his uncle to remain there AS
long as be lived which he did for Ii
years, without a cent Of rent. The
land was very cheap i'll that rough
locality then, but Since the Baltimore
4 Ohio railroad has tapped it on the
southeast corner, making it one ofthe
| most important mining tracts IN that
township, worth not less than Sl5O
per acre, the sympathetic, kind heart
ed lieutenant OF 80 years ago has lost
nothing by his Investment, besides the
pleasant and gratifying thought OF
saving a home for his old uncle during
his lifetime. The present tenant of pig,
con Roost" farm is Billy Sharkey, the
son OF one OF the veterans that fol
lowed the general up and down the
Shenandoah valley, and when a storm
damaged his crops the general sent
word to his agent not to charge him
any cash rent if he had bad luck. Lit
tie Phil is as generous as he IS brave.
Boston Budget.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-20
Advantages Of Farming:

President Chamberlain Of the Iowa
Agricultural College, in a recent adj
dress, worthy magnifed his mission
by rend ering to husbandry its need Of
praise Of advantages not often esti-
mated by farmers at their true value:
Farming onfers health, home COM
forts and the privilege Of attending to
the training of children. instead Of
leaving home early in the morning
and returning late at night. It also
confers freed onlfrom want. Few farm
ers ever go to the poor house or ask
charity. While 80 per cent. Of bust
ness men fail, only 10 per cent. offarm-
ers fail. Farming also gives IN divid-
uality and Independence Of mind.
The man is not confined to one mar
row line Of work, which eventu ally
dWarfs the intellect, and makes him
more Of a machine than the machine
he tends: There is independence from
want.and from the dictation Of en-
ployers. It is the kind Of life when
fosters intelligence and manliness IN
theboys and Wo anliness in the girls =
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-20
Miscellaneous Farming Matters.

The official analyst OF the Mas
sachusetts board OF health reports
the result of examinations OF forty
seven proprietary t-nics and bitters
sold IN drug stores of that state. OF
ten different ''tonics. two contained
each 2 per cent OF alcohol, four from
10 to 70 per cent, and tour from 20
to Al .6-the last being especially re-
commended to inebriates struggling
to reform. OF thirty:seven sorts OF
'sbitters' four contained from 6 to -
per cent, twelve up to 20 per cent,
and the rest from 20 to 52.6 per cent.
The PERCENTAGE is given by volume.
When we consider that law now fixes
2 per cent as the limit proportion OF
alcohol in notwithstanding beverages
we can estimate the danger OF making
use OF any Of these protested remedies.
Means Of saving horses from sun
stroke, or, at least, contributing to
thelr comfort during the torrid season,
are suggested by 1.-THE Western Ru-
rail- lin hehottest weather it is not a
bad idea to go into the field very early
in the morning, stop working in the
heat OF the day, and work late at
night. It saves both man and beast.
The scorching rays of the sun beating
down upon the head OF the horse is
Often disastrous. At harness shops
will be found shades, but a@little inge-
aneulty can construct them at home.
Take wire OF a sufficient size to make
a Stiff frame bend III 80 that IL y, av
he fastened to the bride and use
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-20
A Way With Weeds.

After all said and taught about pre-
parations OF soil for a plant, and the
seed or strain and the manure, these
are really not the main points OF cult
ure. What is it that does most to Sc
cure profitable yield is perfectly clean
wedding. Ii there be nothing poison
Gus in the ground, and if it has any
share lett OF it's native coating OF veg.
etable mould, plants OF some sort will
grow in it as long as neither their tops
are broken nor their roots cut; and
the plant OF our choice will grow we'll
in it if we prevent any other plant
from growing so near as to occupy any
of the bed Of soil with it's roots. Two
neighbors were talking on this topic
the other day, over the division fence.
Twas sweaty from a frantic chop
ping with his hoe in the damp soil
among countless young weeds which he
was not DISCRIMINATING, butrather mul-
tiplying by cuttings. "Your ground, =
he said to B, ssdoesn't seem to bring
any weeds! What can be the reason?"
And, IN fact, BIS ground looked So
no sign OF a weed, or OF any having
or own there. B modestly said that
he killed all the annual weeds before
they could go to seed, and as for
any perennial ones, their leaves were
cut just as they showed. 1t must not
be forgotten that q plants own sister
plants may become weeds to it. Ii a
flower in u child's garden a petu-
MIA or q phiox-leauire at least a
square foot OF space on which to de-
velop. the child should be shown the
necessity OF taking out all other seed
.lings that came within that limit, and
OF keeping all that space perfectly
clean and open on the surface. IN. 7.
Tribune.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-20

At New York, John NJ. and Francis 81.
slade, composing the firm Of John Slade s.
To-, dry goods merchants, made an assign
ment. giving S2o2,l10 preferences. The
principal preferred creditors are 6. w.
Reynolds & Co, 500, 600.
Postmasters commissioned Dakota:
Yucatan, 81. Carrie. Wisconsin: Highland,
9. Neibur; Koro, Lucy j. Foster; Liberty,
e. Dickson. Fourth-elass postmasters APP
ted-Dako Rec Heights, ia ackson.
Minnesota: Fountain, I. "a Screens on; Jack.
son, D. NJ Devere;; Linwood S. X. Lyon;
Riceford, F. Ranke. Wisconsin: Adams
Center, Cynthia a. Iyerson; Hatton, G. Z.
Foster; Knowles. j. Bernard; Pound, 3.
Driscon; White Creek, G. r. Bacon.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-20
Care Of the Eyes.


The New York Mail and Express
suggests the following for the care of
the eyes:
Keep a shade on your lamp or gas
burner.
Avoid all sudden changes between
light and da1 kness.
Never begin to read, write or sew
for several minutes after coming from
darkness to light.
Never read by twilight, moonlight
or on cloudy days.
Never read or sew directly in front
OF the light, window or door.
1t is best to let the light fall from
above obllquely over the left shoulder.
Never sleep SO that on first awaken
ing the eyes shall open on the light of
q window.
Do not use the eyesight by light SO
scant that it requires an effort to dis
criminate.
The moment you are instinctively
promoted to rub your eyes that mo-
ment stop using them.
Ii the eyelids are glued together on
waking up do not forcibly open them,
but apply saliva with the finger; it is
the speediest dilutant in the world;
then wash your eyes and face in warm
water F
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-20

enough bows and stays between The
bows omake frame larger at top
than at bottom and cover with cloth.
There is your shade. a sponge wet
with water laid on top OF the head will
be a. good addition"
The cattle-feeding area is rapidly
travelling westward. Formerly Iowa
and Missouri were the limit; now it
,Stends into Nebraska. In 1879
braska was hardly thought OF IN the
list OF corn and producing states. In
1854 she raised 122, 100000 bushels,
and IN 1885 13O,O0O,OOO. This
showed that there was enough corn
west OF the Missouri river to fatten
cattle from the ranges OF Utah, Mon
tana, Colorado and Wy oming. Iowa's
corn yield had fallen off and prices
there went up in local markets, while
in Nebraska they went down. Ne
braska now had anumber of large con-
Germs where thousands OF cattle are
fed, and it is said that from 800 to
400 pounds of flesh can be put on q
steer in four months.
The owner knows his COWS and can
breed them intelligently and by select
ing and rearing the best in the most
careful manner will soon build up a
better herd than he can bay. He has
a. sympathy and affection for the ami
mails nursed from early calfhood, and
ii he be a kind and gentle master his
COWS have an affection for him which
not only renders them docile and
good-natured but more profitable.
At times a dairyman or stockman
must get new blood into his herd, but
this is best done by procuring a bull
and a young calf is the best to have,
as it is reared with the herd and be-
comes acquainted with it, so that
there is no disturbance or quarrelling
when the bull is introduced.
Mr.. r.. Butterworth of '"The Vest
ern Agriculturist" condemns the col
or craze for having injured every
breed OF improved stock in, America
which it has attacked," and calls for
witness devotee OF Shorthorns, who
says: "I have all colors in my herd,
and as many as ten whites; and have
been unable to see any superiority Of
one over another. Many breeder,
good and honorable, when he wants
to procure a bull to head his herd,
will pass by q noble roam, red and
white with the remark. The color is
bad and select q weedy, weak-consui-
tutioned red, thereby making color
the principal merit. The result is,
having an inferior bull, he raises an
inferior, weak, puny. class. OF Short
horns, that never please him or any
body else-and he is at q loss to know
what is the matter, and condemns the
blood"
Scours in young calves is always due
to Indigestion, and this is mostly
caused by feeding sour milk. Milk is
always curdled in the stomach by the
action OF the gastric fluid, but when
this is mixed with the milk it acts as
a digestive agent and dissolves the
curd, which is made porous by the
action Of the fluid. But when the
milk is sour it curdles by the warmth
of the stomach into mass without
becoming mingled with the digestive
fluid, and it is the indigestible mass
which causes the diarrhea. Absti-
nence from food for time is the best
cure.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-20

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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-20

Territorial Treasurer Raymond
turned over to the express company
at Bismarck four packages containing
bonds amounting to $477,235, fol
shipment to Preston & Co., fchicago
the successful purchasers.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-20
Danger in the Refrigerator,

Nothing IN which foods placed or
| with which it comes in contact nasds
more care than the refrigeratoas tt
should be kept pure and sweet as the
chNrn. Once a week, on a. day when
tho supply of ice is low. if you use the
| chest refrigerator. remove the ice and
| Walh the interior with soap and wa
| ter and rinse well; also see that the
outE1t is unclogged. Replace the ice
and wash the removable shelEes in the
san&4 manner; air and dry thsm in the
sun. Such a weekly cleaning may
waste d few pounds of ice during the
summer, but 1t will save .lsach in the
| favor Of the food and in the health OF
the family. Ii at any time even a few
drops OF milk or food ara- spilled have
them removed at once and
nos left to sour and con-
taminate the entire contents.
Keep out of the refrigerator all suchs
articles of food as WA affect the flavor,
of others, as fish, boiled cabbage and
other strong favored vegetables, for.
milk, butter, bread,i in fact every thing.
will be tainted by-them. The air 81, a.
refrigerator, if not changed by Ire,
|.quent opening and occasional aiming,
becomes stagnant and charged with
the calculations cffood and .themois-
| ture from tie melting ice. 1t can be
readily understood that such a recep-
tacle is not the proper place for milk,
especially that which is to be used by
an infant. This foul air is particularly
| noticeable upon openinga refrigerator
from which the ice has entirely melt
ed. It is yet TO be decided whether
we are not depending too much on
ice for food preservation. Ii We find
that meat which has been kept by
means Of cool storage must be used
at once lest it spoil, milk preserved
long upon ice must be used with great
er care, for it is SO powerful alb
sorbent that its possibilities OF dam
ger are even greater.-The New Eng
land Farmer.
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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-20
] Under' Civilization.

Mr.. A. w. 5CkeeYef, an experlenced
dairy man, advises as follows in 'ssThe
N. e. Farmer A heifer that inclines
to dry off TOO early should be MIXED
so long as the milk suitable for use.
even though there !. but one pint per
day. There is ab,1i liant evidence that
prying off heifers too early after hav-
ing the first calf tends TO fix the hab-.
it Of drying of early. thus iniuring I
future usefulness OF the COW. MosI
dairy however, believe that COWS
will usually give more milk in q year.
if they 90 dry six weeks than if they
are MIXED continuously. We have,
certainly injured heiters by milking too
nearly Up to the time OF
second oalving. Il COW is
MIXED 9sclear round her udder does
not become extended before calving as
it otherwise would, and it may not be
large enough to give large mess. We
would endeavor to breed cows that
would give milk the year round, but
we would try to give them q rest about
six weeks before calving. When dry
ing off take away all grain and feed
second quality hay or straw for
week orlsnore till all danger OF inHam-
nation OF the udder is past. Care
must be-taken, however, that no milk
be left 30 curdle in the teats or milk
ducts. on it may be impossible TO milk
her after calving. After the udder ia
reduced and the milk secretion stops.
middl;ngs may be fed again, though ia.
moderate quantity.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-22
A MOTHERS PLANT.
Strong Argument Against Sending Amer.
lean Girls and Boys Abroad.

Strong Argument Against Sending Amer.
lean Girls and Boys Abroad.
The mist axes Of my life, says an
American mother, was bringing my
daughters to Europe to be educated.
One is married in Germany and one in
Italy, and rs ! prefer living in my own
country. l must leave them and go
home alone, bu:dened by the anxiety
that sooner or later my daughters may
also feel the same yearning for their
native land and early associations. and
find when too late that wedding for
eigners is grave mistake. The broad
difference in National habits. tastes,
and opinions are not readily harmon
lied.
Some say they come here to live
more cheaply. as house rent. clothes.
servants. amuscments. can be Obtaintd
for less money here than in the Unite d
States. If these European-Amcricar g
were as rational in their expenditures
ut home as here. tie difference would
be trifling. In America they live in
large houses, keep horses and car
riages. enter ain company. Here thcT
keep modest apartment. drive in
cabs. and give few dinner parties.
The present difference in price in all
kinds of clothing enables some travel.
ers to almost pay for their voyage. Nc
doubt our distinguished statesmen,
both Republicans and Democrats. who
are now in Europe, and shO have ad.
vocated protection in the halls Of Con-
gress. will lay in supply of clothes for
some time to come. while the labOring
masses at bonneville go on paying high
prices for similar articles.
1t is grave mistake for the multi.
tudes of poor students of both sexes to
crowd to Paris in search Of the rudi.
ments of education in the arts and
science. Most of these might have
learned their incapacity by studying
few years at home. The craze for art
is beyond all comprehension. Young
girls by the dozens. without parents or
guardians, and wOmcr f mature age.
leaving husbands and children, strug-
gle here during long years. in vain
effort to win distinction in the arts
only in the end to be doomed. for tho
most part, to positive failure.-M u.
Picayunc.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-22
Jews in St. Petersburg.

According to statistics just pub
lished. the number of Jews resident in
ST. Petersburg is gradually diminish
ing. owing to the strict enforcement Of
legislative measures restricting the
residence Of persons of Jewish faith TO
certain parts of the empire. The last
return gives the number of Jews If all
ages and both sexes in St. Petersburg
as 10. 800 A new restriction in con-
nectiOn with the Hebrew race is said to
be in contemplation, by which no.
more than FIVE per cent. of the total
number Of sworn advocates are to be
j cws. This proportion is to be at
tanned oy the admission of Jews into
the legal corporation only when . va
cancy occurs through death, resigna-
ton, etc.-N y Post.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-22
WHEN OLD JACK DIED.

When Old Jack died, we staid from school
(they said.
At home, we needn't 90 that day., and nons
or us ate any breakfast-only one,
And that was papa-and his eyes were red
When he came round where we were, By the
shed
Where Jack was lying, half way in the sun
And half way in the shade. When we begun
To cry out loud. pa turned and dropped his
head
And went away: and mamma she went back
Into the kitchen. Then, for q long while,
All to ourselves like, we stood there and
cried
We thought so many good things Of Old Jack.
And funny things although we didn't
smile,
We couldn't only cry when Old Jack died
Had suddenly gone from US; that some face
That we had loved to fcndle and embrace,
From babyhood, no more would condescend
To smile on US forever. We might bend
With fearful eyes above him, interlace
Our chubby fingers o'er him, romp and race,
Plead with him, call and ooax-aye, We might
send
The old halloo up for him, whistle, hist,
or sObs had let us) or, as wildly vain.
Snapped thumbs called speak and he
had not replied;
We might have gone down on our knees and
kissed
The tousled ears, and yet they must re-
main
Deaf. motonless. we knew-when Old
Jack died.
when Old Jack died. it seemed to US, some
way,
That all the other dogs in town were panied
With our bereavement, and some that were
chained,
Even, unsipped their collars on that day
To visit Jack IN state, as though to pay
A LASH sad tribute there, while neighbors
craned
Their heads above the high board fence, and
deigned
To sigh Poor dog" remembering how they
Had cufied him, when alive, perchance, be-
cause,
For love of them he leaped to lick their
hands
Now, that he could not were they salts
fed:
We children thought that as we crossed his
paws,
And DER his grave, way down the bottom
lands,
Wrote ''Our First Love Lies Here"
when Old Jack died.
james Whitc0n5 Riley in Indianapolis Jour
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-22

turned away with saddcned heart
Tor he had never disgraced them by
any bad habit. not even by tue use OF
tobacco. only he and their mother did
not think alike and the breach was
made wider By her parents. They.
however passed away from the earth
while the husband and father traversed
the earth far and near. finding no rest
for his proud spirit. which he had in-
herited from his fathers. Once in =
great while he would be seen going to
the home Of one Of his daughters. WHO
was married we'll. and try to be friend-
ly, but he was not we'll received. be-
cause of her early training By the par
ent and grandparents He would
gladly have kept up correspondence
and familiarity with his family. but
this was not allowed. Yet he mace
clandestine visits to one of these
daughters homes. and on one occasion
saw his wife, though so many years
had interviewed that he did
not know her. and he sat and
talked with her and other members OF
the family for the space of a half hour
when she arose from her chair and left
the room. He then said to his daugh.
ter: You have boarder." She
said yes. and never told him that it
was his wife. She now has passed
away. and all her fathers family. The
children still live. all are married and
lovely in character. The father, if liv.
ing. is now about eighty years of age.
withou: home or friends among those
who knew him in his prosperous DAYS.
except a few who are called out in pity
TO give him nights lodging or a
meal of victuals. rs in years past he
has visited his native place.
The story is that he is dead-died in
the almshouse in neighboring State.
The old farm held by the family nearly
two hundred years passed into other
hands. and could these ancient owners
now see the great change made by the
manufacturing interest which Obliter.
ates this farm. whether they would
be pleased or not, must be left fOl
others to judge. The whole lesson
teaches us that we should cultivate
love and friendship in the family and
overlook, not magnify. little faults
Cor. Saicm (Ncss.) Gtzs1e.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-22
An Ambergris King.

William A. Atkins, of Provincetown
Mass. is in control of the ambergria
trade of this -ountry. He is owner Of
a fleet of Cape Cod whalers. During
the last few years these vessels have
secured large percentage of the am
berxris which has been brought to
market As good ambergris is worth
more per ounce than gold. Mr. Atkins
has enjoyed . neat little monopoly.
Though he is nearly seventy years u
age he does not look more than fifty.
He is . man Of intelligence and y very
chaxitable.-I6ledo BtadA
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-09-22
JEFF DAVIS ADVISERS.
Tut Three Oi the Entire Number Nov In
the Land of tho Living.

Tut Three oi the Entire Number Nov In
the Land of tho Living.
The death of r. NJ L. Hunter, of
Virginia. who was a member Of the
Confederate Cabinet. leaves but three
IF the entire number still surviving.
There were fourteen in all who held
Cabinet positions under NJ. Davis dur
ing the existence of the Confederate
Government. There survive Congress
man Reagin. who was Postmaster-
G neral of the Confederacy from first
to last; Thomas H Watts, of Alabama.
who was Attorney General for a short,
time. and George f Davis. of North
Carolina. WHO also filled that position
for few months. Mr.: Reagan lives.
ut Palestine. Tex. and has been q.
member of the House for many years,
and is now elected to the Senate. Mr..
Watts lives at Montgomery. Ala. is a,
very active man. still engaged in the
practice Of law. Mr.. Davis, of North
Carolina sill lives in Washing ton.
practicing law. It seems q little Gu
rious that of the fourteen that served
with JeffDavis eleven should have died
before HIM Perhaps he nay outlive-
ali Of them. for he seems to he active
both physically and mentally. if We
are 20 judge from the frequency with
which he is heard from on the current
topics Of the day. He is now in hiss
eightieth year. having been born June.
5. 1908 The eleven deceased members.
Of the Confederate Cabinet are: Bspia-.
min. Bragg. Breckinridge. Hunter.
Mallory. Memminger Randolph. Sed-
den. TOombs. Trenholm and Walker.
Reagan is the only member of the.
original Cabinet left ToomLs. the first.
Secretary Of State; Memminger. the
first Secretary Of the Treasury; Mall
lory. the first Secretary Of the Navy.
and Walker, the first Secretary Ct War.
having all passed away.-N o nem-